The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-30
PROSPERITY.

Mr.. G. +. Long, jr., paid our town 4
pleasant visit last week.
Mr.. Jas. Wise, of the firm of Wise
Bros. has returned from visit to Auton.
Miss Dodie Langford has gone on six
weeks visit to relatives at Harpcrsyille,
near Birmingham, Ala.
Mr.. L. B. Whites has gone to ''Fresh-
ley's" to look after the inny tribe in
Broad River.
John Hawkins has gone South, Charlie
Hunter little South of West, and Miss
Lila Ketchen has gone (to) Due West.
, When will these three Eeet again?
A young man in our town proposes
drowning himself in fish pond if a GER
tain thing does not take place soon.
Don't let him commit suicide Miss -.
The rains have been glorious and the
crops are simply good. We have never
seen better. With continued seasons
for six weeks, the farmers will have re-
gained what was lost last season.
Everybody is drinking water from
Prosperity's mineral we'll. Persons
who have been to Glenn Springs say that
there is remarkable similarity between
the two waters, both in taste and effect.
Some of the water was sent on Monday
to the State chemist for analysis. As
soon as we get this analysis we will be
prepared to give you something tangible,
and the history of the well.
''Rally around your flag, boys,
Rally once again"
But, boys, Fairchild & Co. say that
you must not rally around" any more.
They say that you must not even look
upon the old shell tattered, ball riddled,
and blood stained thing, much less ever
think of handling the fond old banners
that we were once so proud to ''rally
around" No, boys, you must not even
allow the thought of such things to enter
your unreconstructed minds. 1t is trea-
son, high treason in low places, to even
think of ''rallying," so says Fairchild &
Co., and if you should ever be guilty Of
so honorable crime against such pure,
immaculate and magnanimous firm as
that of Fairchild & co., you are liable
to become a paralytic through invoca-
tons of that beautiful child, that lovely
child, un-Fau-child. Boys, I am per-
fectly willing for those chaps up there
to keep the old flags right in the attics
of the war department where they are.
I tell you they purchased those old per-
forated Confederate flags at tremen-
dous cost. Remember, they cost those
fellows about So, 900, 900, 900, and nearly
100000 lives, besides an incalculable
| amount of the hardest work that boys
or men ever undertook. I am proud
that we had an article so valuable and
highly priced. Yes, let the firm keep
them if they want them. I don't mean
to give them any that they have not got.
We have an old battle flag down South
that those fellows, somehow or other,
didn't get, and don't want them to
have it. It is the old battle flag OF the
3rd S. G.. Reg't, Vol. 1t is all tattered
and torn, but love that old flag. We
rallied round that old flag once at New
berry, in 1878, and I would just love to
"rally around it once again. under the
same circumstances. Some who then
rallied around the glorious old folds will
rally with us no more. But hush! Fair
child & Co. might hear us, and send a
detachment from the G.. A. R. to capture
the dear old flag, and then we would
have to rally sure enough. Keep the
flags, but give us peace.
The exercises OF Prosperity highschool.
which have recently closed, were Of avery
interesting and satisfactory character
Our people are proud of this Institution
in our midst, which is raised to the
standard of the fondest anticipations o:
its founders. Though youthful in its ex
istence, it has already sent forth mum
Der of young persons who are now filling
varied positions in life with honor anC
distinction. The standard of the schoo
i high. Parents desirous of giving
their sons and daughters a thorough
academic education viii find this insti
tuition exactly what they wish. If the.
want to prepare them for a collegiate
course, this is the place for Thorough
preparation. The many advantage
which this institution has over simila
ones is shown by the number OF student
in attendance during the past year
The roll foots up 100. This we believe
is the largest school (white) OF an,
kind in Newberry County. The institu
, ton is most happily situated in man
respects. 1t is ''dry'' town in tn
strictest sense of the word.
,, There are four branches OF the Chri:
tian church here, viz: Lutheran, A. r
, Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist
, and the citizens are all religious an
, moral. There is only one young ma
in town who does not belong to som
branch Of the Christian church, and W
may, with propriety, add that he
T. strictly moral. The town is noted fc
. its health, pure water and cheap boare
In word, all things considered, it
the place OF all places for a parent
send son or daughter to school.
Prof. Scheetz and Miss Carrie Au
have both accepted the positions
g which they lave been elected, which IL
: sures brilliant career of usefulness Il
!, the institution. Prof. a. S. Schcetz, \
, E., was born in Bucks County, Penn